Tuesday, November 30, 2010

November...

Life has been incredibly busy over the past few months, but we are doing well. Chloe continues to amaze me with all that she is learning. She recently started walking and is learning new words everyday.

We spent Thanksgiving in Houston this year and had a good time with family.

With the Gorman Girls

My dad has been volunteering with a hospice group, and Chloe and I went to visit some of his "old lady friends" while we were in Houston. Chloe was a hit and it was interesting to watch her stare so intently at the grandmothers when they held her. It looked as if she was peering deep into their souls.

Ms. Nelda

Ms. Nelda's husband was a pilot in the Air Force way back when and it was neat to share Air Force experiences with her. She has been to Osan, Korea and Misawa, Japan (two of the bases where we were stationed) years ago. She has bone cancer and was "not supposed to make it" to Thanksgiving. She has a strong faith in Christ and it was great to be able to discuss "life lessons" with her. She is 100% coherent and very witty and humorous. Chloe sat in her lap for a long time. We waited too long to get the camera out (it was nap time and she was growing impatient quickly at the end of our visit).

Ms. Dottie

Early morning after Thanksgiving

She Walks

We are looking forward to some downtime over the holidays. Thanks for checking up on us.

Brad,Nice to see Chloe walking. Glad you had a nice Thanksgiving. Whad ours at the VanArnm home in New Smyrna.It was so nice to meet Chloe whem you were at Todd and Janice's. She is precious. You are the freatest daad I know. God has blessed you with great parentin skills.

Chloe is adorable!Don't you wish we all had the same persistence and determination that little ones have when learning to walk? Fall down, get back up. Fall down again, get back up again. Tumble and roll... get back up again! C'est la vie. What a precious lady. You two are in my prayers, as always.

This is the first time I have left a comment! I have been following your blog since before Sara passed away. I must say I am so touched by your blog. I have enjoyed reading your posts every few weeks and I get excited when there is a new post. It's amazing how much Chloe has grown over the past year. Just watching the video of her starting to walk made me smile just knowing how proud Sara would be of her. I know she is so proud of little Chloe, and the amazing job you are doing raising sweet Chole!! I'm glad you continue to post on your blog! I'm glad you seem to be doing well! I hope you have a happy holidays!

She's getting so big! Thanks for letting us share in her growing up. My favorite photo is the one in the snowman pajamas--so cute!We had our first Osan snow last week. Boy, the wind sure blows cold here!Blessed Christmas!TeamReich

Uh oh, you've got a walker on your hands! That baby is absolutely precious. You're a lucky daddy and she's a lucky little lady to have a daddy to take such good care of her and to love her so much. Ya'll are making the the rest of us proud! God bless you this Christmas. Thanks for the update, it's always nice seeing what the 2 of you are up to.

It's always a blessing to see how you and Chloe are doing! Well done on being such a hands on Dad! I have just lost my Mom to cancer and am having a hard time dealing with it. Your blog inspires me! Sending Christmas greetings from Sunny South Africa!